Alien: Covenant In Utero

Produced by Ridley Scott and directed by David Karlak, ALIEN: COVENANT In Utero is a 360-degree virtual reality journey into a living nightmare that offers a terrifyingly close and personal encounter as an alien Neomorph at the time of its birth. Fans will be able to experience the world around them and relive the very first memories of the Neomorph in an immersive environment.

“With the In Utero experience, audience participation is taken to a whole new level. You get to be a Neomorph, exploring what’s happening around you and within you,”said Ridley Scott.

"Before I even touched a camera, ALIEN was a movie that set me on my journey. The film provoked me and opened my eyes to a new level of cinematic immersion. I feel very privileged to be directing ALIEN:COVENANT In Utero and building upon the universe that Ridley has created. Tapping into both traditional storytelling and the emerging technology driving virtual reality, my aim has been to do something new and bold,which Ridley has supported from the beginning,”added Karlak.

MPC was lead VFX studio on ALIEN: COVENANT, the movie and as the teams worked on set, our virtual reality unit MPC VR simultaneously developed the immersive experience. Assets for the film were immediately applied to the production of the ALIEN: COVENANT In Utero project. Additionally, the motion capture work for the piece was done at the Technicolor Experience Center (TEC).

Through the development process of this virtual reality experience, MPC has utilized both AMD RYZEN and RADEON technologies based within DELL Inspiron systems.

“The VR work for ALIEN: COVENANT In Utero was a creative adventure because we needed to remain true to the existing ALIEN narrative in an immersive medium, while setting the stage for the upcoming movie. To reach the widest audience, we worked with our colleagues at the Technicolor Experience Center to ensure that ALIEN: COVENANT In Utero could be experienced on both tethered and mobile HMDs. Because the ALIEN franchise is a global phenomenon, we are regionalizing the VR experience by supporting 12 different languages,” said Logan Brown Head of VR and Immersive Content – Film at MPC VR, and Executive Producer at the Technicolor Experience Center.

ALIEN: COVENANT In Utero will be available across all mobile and tethered platforms including Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream View, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR on May 10.